Mitchelstown
Sign in to saveMitchelstown () is a town in the north of County Cork, Ireland with a population of over 3,740. It is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains. Mitchelstown is 13 km south-west of the Mitchelstown Cave, 53 km north of Cork City, 56 km south-east of Limerick City and 15 km north of Fermoy. The town is close to the M8 motorway which links Cork and Dublin.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mitchelstown
- Region
- Munster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 3,740
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Mitchelstown
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mitchelstown, New Square.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- New Square
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Munster
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Cork
- Area
- +2.83
- Elevation
- +103
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.mitchelstown.eu
- Image
- Mitchelstown, 1978 geograph-3174900-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
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- County Cork
- P1343
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Mitchelstown massacre
- Economy
- Co-operative
- Transport
- Road
- Bus
- Rail
- Mitchelstown caves
- Events
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Mitchelstown () is a town in the north of County Cork, Ireland with a population of over 3,740. It is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains. Mitchelstown is 13 km south-west of the Mitchelstown Cave, 53 km north of Cork City, 56 km south-east of Limerick City and 15 km north of Fermoy. The town is close to the M8 motorway which links Cork and Dublin.
Mitchelstown has been described as one of the "finest Georgian planned towns" in Ireland. The River Gradoge runs by the town into the River Funshion, which in turn is a tributary of the River Blackwater. Mitchelstown is within the Dáil constituency of Cork East.